6.1 All requisitions for materials that require mill certifications or special processes
must contain full information as to work order number, part number, applicable
specifications and/or requirements as necessary.
6.2 All mill certificates for raw material will be forwarded to the Quality Control
Department for auditing and approval prior to being entered in the applicable customer's
permanent file.
6.3 For all raw materials and outside processes, only those sources which have been
approved by the Quality Control Department as having an adequate quality assurance program
or an alternate program to insure a quality product will be used.
6.4 If it is deemed desirable or necessary to develop new sources for raw materials or
outside processes, upon request from the applicable department, quality control will
survey such sources to determine the adequacy of their quality assurance system and their
ability to produce to TOOL SPECIALTY COMPANYS high quality standards and
specifications or appropriate Institutional Codes and Standards.
6.5 The Quality Control Department shall have the authority to disapprove any vendor not
conforming to TOOL SPECIALTY COMPANYS requirements (see paragraph 6.3).